AgMarket.Net® Releases Official Acreage Estimates
AgMarket.Net®, an agricultural brokerage and consulting firm, is announcing its acreage estimates ahead of USDA’s Prospective Plantings report. AGMARKET.NET ESTIMATES (MILLION ACRES) AGMARKET.NET 2024: CORN 91.5; SOYBEANS 86.1; ALL WHEAT 46.2 USDA Outlook Forum 2024: CORN 91.0;
Gov. Noem Testifies To House Agricultural Committee
(Washington, D.C.) — Governor Noem is warning leaders on Capitol Hill that China poses a threat to American farmland. She was in D.C. yesterday to testify before the House Agricultural Committee, saying Chinese ownership of U.S. land
Inhumane Incident At NDSU Meat Lab Results In Staff Suspension
(Fargo, ND) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has suspended inspection program staff at North Dakota State University’s slaughter operations at the university’s Meat Lab. It stems from an incident involving cattle
More Women Working In North Dakota Agriculture
(Bismarck, ND) — The latest census finds that more women are working on North Dakota’s farms and ranches. In 2022, one-point-two-million women accounted for 36-percent of all producers in North Dakota, making up 30-percent of the state’s
Some Moisture in the Early Spring Farm Country Forecast
A good portion of farm country is missing the typical winter snowpack. John Baranick, an ag meteorologist with DTN, says it’s been a very unusual winter. Baranick says, “It’s been a really strange winter. It’s been a
House Ag Committee Dealing with Chinese Influence on U.S. Ag
The House Agriculture Committee held a hearing Wednesday regarding concerns over foreign influence on American agriculture. Ranking Member David Scott (D-GA) said the more specific purpose of the hearing was to discuss the influence that China has
Vilsack Urges Toning Down Anti-China Rhetoric, Citing Farm Exports
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack suggests the U.S. needs to tone down its anti-China rhetoric or else billions in U.S. farm exports to China could be on the chopping block… From TikTok to China’s spy balloon to its
EV Push Will Drive U.S. Deficit $200 Billion Higher
Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley is increasing his opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency’s tailpipe emissions proposal. He cites a new cost estimate by the Congressional Budget Office. “The CBO released a ten-year budget and
Mexico to Boost Corn Imports
Mexican corn imports are expected to rise during the 2024-2025 marketing year amid increased demand. USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service says corn imports are forecast to increase five percent year-over-year to 22 million tons to meet the Mexican
El Niño’s impact on U.S. Farmers
The 2024 growing season is expected to bring a unique combination of El Niño this spring through early summer before switching to La Niña in late summer through early fall. Farmers Business Network says the opposing climate